Melbourne Reviews

Details: Rachel Orzech; 05 April 2009

Three Landscapes | John Surman and Genevieve Lacey

A collaboration between a jazz saxophonist and a recorder player may seem an unlikely partnership

Details: Danu Poyner; 02 April 2009

At First Sight | National Institute of Circus Arts

At First Sight is a love story told through a mix of dance and choreography, acrobatics, magic and slapstick.

Details: Dr Daniela Kaleva; 30 March 2009

English soprano Susan Bullock and Australian repetiteur and conductor Stephen Mould presented an intimate performance of art song

Details: Carol Middleton; 30 March 2009

What a sensuous and spiritual treat to be ensconced in the new Melbourne Recital Centre with its fine acoustics, listening to these young but virtuoso exponents of baroque music perform works by Purcell and Handel.

Details: Olympia Bowman-Derrick; 28 March 2009

Ernani, by Giuseppe Verdi, is a complicated love story between the rebel, Ernani, and the much-lusted after Elvira . Like all good opera, Ernani is filled with twists and turns; conspiracy, abduction, revenge, and heart-wrenching tragedy.

Details: Anna Lozynski; 28 March 2009

Arena revealed her confident, sassy, what-you-see-is-what-you-get, flirtatious personality and above all, her fierce vocal prowess.

Details: Olympia Bowman-Derrick; 27 March 2009

Melbourne Opera opens their 2009 season with a new production of the first opera produced by the company six years ago.

Details: Stephanie Glickman; 24 March 2009

Firebird and Other Legends | Australian Ballet

Firebird and Other Legends continues the Australian Ballet’s Ballet Russes celebrations with a diverse triple bill.

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